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Pakistan Press Foundation expresses concern on proposed stricter punishments for Malaysian journalists

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Pakistan Press Foundation PPF in a letter to Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak expressed concern over the proposed stricter punishments for journalists of Malaysia. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter called for adhering to the freedom of expression. He said he was appalled at the most recent assault against right to […]


Pakistan Press Foundation expresses concern on kidnapping, torture, sexual violence on Colombia lady journalist

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Pakistan Press Foundation PPF in a letter to President of Colombia urged his government to take action against those involved in kidnapping, torturing and sexual violence against journalists and ensure these are not repeated. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter expressed concern on kidnapping, torture and sexual violence against journalist Ms Jineth […]


Pakistan Press Foundation expresses concern on blogging platform Medium’s blocking

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Pakistan Press Foundation PPF in a letter to Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak expressed concern on blogging platform Medium’s blocking apparently in an effort to censor Sarawak Report, an investigative news outlet critical of the government. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter to Prime Minister urged Malaysian government to take remedial […]


Pakistan Press Foundation expresses concern over beating of TUT.BY website journalist in Belarus

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Pakistan Press Foundation PPF in a letter to President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko expressed concern over beating of journalist Pavel Dabravolski for TUT.BY website in Belarus for performing his job. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter to President Lukashenko, urged government of Belarus to identify those responsible for beating the journalist, prosecute […]


Pakistan Press Foundation welcomes release of Washington Post journalist

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Pakistan Press Foundation PPF in a letter to President of Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani welcomed release of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian,who had been imprisoned in Iran since July 2014. Rezaian was freed as part of a prisoner swap between the United States and Iran. The Post, confirmed that he had left Iran […]


Pakistan Press Foundation condemns suicide attack on Tolo TV staffers

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has in a letter to Muhammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai,President of Afghanistan condemned suicide attack of Taliban on TOLOnews TV bus in which seven of their staff members were killed and dozens others injured in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter to President Ashraf Ghani […]


Pakistan Press Foundation expresses concern over rape in the attack at radio journalist house

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression in a letter to Mr. Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina expressed concern over attack at home of Sergio Hurtado, radio journalist of Argentina who reported on drug trafficking and rape of his wife. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali […]


Pakistan Press Foundation expresses concern over attack on journalists in Argentina

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression has written a letter to Mr. Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina to express concern over the beating and attack on team of journalists with Grupo Cronica group’s television news channel by people belonging to Union Tranvarious Automotor (Vehicle Drivers […]


Pakistan Press Foundation concerned over fine imposed on Panama America newspaper

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression has in a letter to Juan Carlos Varela, President of Panama expressed concern on imposing fine for damages on Panama America newspaper. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter to President Varela said the ruling was against […]


Civil society calls for investigation into surveillance of Romanian journalist Cătălin Tolontan

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TO: His excellency, Klaus Johannis, President of Romania CC: Mr. Petre Tobă, Minister of Internal Affairs Mr. Eduard Helvig, Director of the Romanian Intelligence Service Dear President Johannis, The undersigned members of IFEX, the global network promoting and defending freedom of expression worldwide, express their profound concern over the surveillance operations recently conducted by unknown […]


Pakistan Press Foundation protests convictions and sentencing of journalists in Egypt

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression is concerned over convictions and sentencing of two journalists in separate cases in Egypt. According to information by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter to Interim Prime Minister of Arab Republic […]


Pakistan Press Foundation protests assault on journalist in Bangladesh

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression is concerned over an assault on health journalist, Shishir Morol at a hospital in the capital city of Dhaka. Quoting the information from National Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter to […]


Pakistan Press Foundation protests arrest of SkyFM journalist in Somalia

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression is concerned over arrest of a broadcast journalist, Nuradin Hassan Ibrahim in Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, on 30 March 2014. Quoting the information from National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in […]


Pakistan Press Foundation protests murder of radio journalist in Iraq

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression is concerned over murder of radio journalist, Mohamed Baidawy by an Iraqi soldier in Baghdad. Quoting the information from International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in a letter to the Prime Minister of Republic […]